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OPENING 



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Opening Exercises 



FOR SCHOOLS. 



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WILLIAM M^GIFFIN, A. M, 



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COPYRIGHTED BY W. M. GIFFIN. 




NEW YORK: ^-. '^^SHINGT? 

TEACHERS' PUBLISHING CO. / 

18 ASTOR Place, N. Y. 

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INTRODUCTION. 



During a long experience in the school-room, the author has 
had an opportunity to test the desirability of making the school 
attractive. The more cheerful the school and its surroundings 
the happier are the children. Happy children are seldom, if 
ever, malicious or unmanageable. When the malicious and un- 
manageable element is removed, more than one half of the 
teachers's work has been done. 

We often see in school journals the questions (1) " How shall 
I prevent tardiness ? " (2) " Will you please tell me how to in- 
crease my attendance ? " (3) "Can you give a teacher of a country 
school any hints for conducting general exercises?" (4) *'Do 
you know of any good biblical selections for school exercises ? " 
Who has not seen just such questions time and again? It is a 
great satisfaction to know that they are asked. Such questions 
simply prove that our young teachers are interested in their work 
and are desirous of obtaining the experience of others who have 
had longer and perhaps better opportunities than they. 

The purpose of this little book is to answer just such questions 
in as practical a way as possible. The author has given many 
exercises that he has seen used in the class room and hence he 
knows what their true value is. Nothing theoretical is given. 
They are simple little exercises in which the children delight, 
and which take no great time or talent to teach. 

The author by using them for his opening exercises, has made 
that period of the day so entertaining and instructive to the child- 
ren, that none of the pupils desire to be absent from it, and hence 
he has bnt very few cases of absence or tardiness to record. 



IV. 

If devotional exercises are arranged with skill and therefore, 
are apropos, they must win and hold the attention of the children 
and of necessity, teach their lesson. But few are given here, 
as it was not thought advisable to make too large or costly a 
book ; so that all might feel able to procure one. A sufficient 
number, it is thought are given, to suggest to the young teachers 
the fact that this portion of their programme, by a little study 
on their part, can have an aim and influence for good. No doubt, 
many who read the devotional exercises given here, will be made 
to realize for the first time, that there is a fit time and place for 
particular biblical selections, just as there is a fit time and place 
for every other exercise found on their programme. 

A lady who once witnessed the "Eastern Wind Storm" and 
"Western Cyclone," wrote of them as follows: "One of our 
eastern wind-storms was called for, and as the teacher increased 
or diminished the distance between his extended hands, the storm 
raged and lulled. It was made by the production of various 
hissing and rustling sounds which, blended, made a very good 
imitation of the wind. Then a western cyclone was invited, and 
it came like — like a cyclone. Its force was regulated by the 
hands of the teacher as easily as he had controlled the lesser 
tempest. I mentally summed up the benefits of the exercise as 
follows : Habits cultivated ; attention and responsiveness ; idea 
of modulation developed, and a point in climate taught ; economy 
of pedagogical effort by the utilization of recreation and physical 
exercise in adding thus to mental growth ; principle of indirect 
teaching illustrated, while the mind is pleasurably intent upon 
one idea, others are slipping in unawares." 

Hence, to say one has not time for such exercise, is simply to 
say he has not time to teach. These exercises may be made just 
as educative as the conning of definitions from a text book. We 
have sometimes thought they were more valuable. 

Trusting that my readers may find much profit and pleasure in 
them, I leave the little book in the hands of my professional 
friends throughout the union. Wm. M. G. 

Newark, N. J. 



DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES. 



I. 

The XXTV Psalm when rendered as here given is very im- 
pressive. The italicised words are for emphasis. One of the 
older pupils, if a good reader, may take the part assigned to the 
teacher. 

TEACHER. 

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The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; 
the world, and they that dwell therein. 

For He hath founded it upon the seas, and estab- 
lished it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord .? or who 
shall stand in his holy place .-^ 

PUPILS. 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who 
hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor sworn de- 
ceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them that seek him, that 
seek thy face, O Jacob. 

TEACHER. 
Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, 



ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

PUPILS. 

Who is this King of glory ? 

TEACHER. 

The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in 
battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift 
them up, ye everlasting doors a7id the King of glory 
shall come in. 

PUPILS. 

Who is this King of glory } 

TEACHER. 
The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. (Dennis.) 

Father, who art in heaven, 

O, hallowed be Thy name : 
Thy kingdom come : Thy will be done 

On earth in Heaven the same. 

Give us this day our bread, 

Forgive us each his debt ; 
As we forgive our debtors. Lord, 

Let us thy judgment get. 

O, tempt us not to-day, 

But keep our thoughts from sin ; 
For Thine's the kingdom and the power, 

The glory forever, Amen. 

The words Id the last verse, last line, should not be slurred. 



II. 

The same Psalm, with the XXIII, may also be given as below. 
If there is but one room, the parts assigned to the different 
classes may be given to the different rows of pupils. The author 
has bix classes on one floor, and hence, has it rendered as here 
printed. The hymn which follows the Psalm was taken from 
the "American Teacher." 

FIRST CLASS. 

The Lord is my shepherd, /shall not want; 
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he 
leadeth me beside the still, waters. 

SECOND CLASS. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths 
of righteousness for his name's sake. 

THIRD CLASS. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shad- 
ow of death, I will fear no evil : for Thou art with 
me, Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 

FOURTH CLASS. 
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence 
of mine enemies. Thou anointest my head with oil ; 
my cup runneth over. 

FIFTH CLASS. 
Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the 
Lord forever. 

SIXTH CLASS. 
The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; 
the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath 



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founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the 
floods. 

TEACHER. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who 
•shall stand in his holy place ? 

ALL THE PUPILS. 

He that hath clean hands and a pure heart ; who 
hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn 
deceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is is the generation of them that seek him, 
that seek thy face, O, Jacob. 

TEACHER. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, 
ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
•come in. 

PUPILS. 

Who is this King of glory .'* 

TEACHER. 
The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in 
battle. 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, 
ye everlasting doors a7id the King of glory shall come 
in. 

PUPILS. 
WJio is this King of glory .'' 

TEACHER. 

The Lord of host? he is the King of glory. Selah. 



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LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. (Manoah.) 

I thank thee Lord, for quiet rest, 

And for Thy care of me : 
Oh let me thro' this day be blest, 

And kept from harm by Thee. 

Oh let me thank Thee, kind Thou art, 
To children such as I : 
Give me a gentle loving heart. 
Be Thou my friend on high. 

Help me to please my teachers dear, 

And do whate'er they tell : 
Bless all my friends both far and near, 

And keep them safe and well. 



III. 

After announcing the death of a pupil to the school the follow- 
ing opening exercises will be found very impressive. If one of 
the teachers or older girls sings the little hymn it will add to the 
effect. 

The brevity of the exercises is to be commended. The hymn 
is taken from, ** Bright Jewels," p. 131. 

TEACHER. 
In a calm deliberate tone. 

Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid 
them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 



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HYMN. 

Gone to the grave is our loved one, 
Gone with a youthful bloom ; 

Lowly we bend, schoolmate and friend 
Passing away to the tomb. 

Chorus. They are going down the valley, 

The deep, dark valley ; 
We'll see their faces never more, 

Till we pass down the valley, 
The dark, death valley, 

And meet them on the other shore. 

O'ft we have mingled together. 
Sometimes in prayer and song ; 

Now when we meet, this one we greet 
Never again in our throng. Cho. 

Or if preferred the school may sing the following hymn. 

Shall we gather at the river 

Where bright angel feet have trod ; 

With its crystal tide forever 
Flowing by the throne of God } 

Chorus. Yes, we'll gather at the river. 

The beautiful, the beautiful river 
Gather with the saints at the river 
That flows by the throne of God. 

Soon we'll reach the shining river, 
Soon our pilgrimage will cease ; 
Soon our happy hearts will quiver 
With the melody of peace. Cho. 



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IV. 

Oftentimes teachers are called upon to solicit alms from the 
school ; as, at the time of the Chicage fire, the Southern floods 
etc. If, after such solicitations the following verses bearing on 
the subject are read, it will be the right selection in the right 
place. 

TEACHER. 

Blessed is he that considereth the poor : the Lord 
will deliver him in time of trouble. 

The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ; 
and he shall be blessed upon the earth : and thou 
wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of lan- 
guishing : thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting 
and to everlasting. Amen and Amen. XLI Psalm. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. {Stephens.) 

Let children hear the mighty deeds, 
Which God performed of old, 

Which in our younger years we saw, 
And which our fathers told. 

Thus they shall learn, in God alone, 

Their hope securely stands, 
That they may ne'er forget his works 

But practice his commands. 

(Song Garden.) 

This may be sung by the school or recited by a little girl. 
Or the following selection from James I : 22 to 27 inclusive is 
very apropos to such occasions. 



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TEACHER. 



But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, 
deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of 
the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man be- 
holding his natural face in a glass ! For he beholdeth 
himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forget- 
teth what manner of man he was. 

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, 
and continueth therein^ Jie being not 2l forgetful Jiearer 
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his 
deed. 

If any man among you seem to be religious, and 
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, 
this man's religion is vain. 

Pure religion and undefiled, before God and the 
Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in 
their affliction, and to keep \{\vci?>^\{ unspotted ixom. the 
world. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. 

{Here's to Good Old Yale.) 

When you find a noble cause, 

Help it on ! 
When you find a noble cause, 

Help it on ! 

Never wait for man's applause, 

Never count the cost, nor pause. 

Help it on, help it on, 

Help it on, on, on ! 

{Happy Voices.) 



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. The following verses from St. Matthew would also be appro- 
priate. 

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, 
shall enter into the king^dom of heaven ; but he that 
doeth the will oi my Father which is in heaven. 

Many will say to me in that day, LORD, LORD, 
have we not prophesied in thy name } and in thy 
name have cast out devils} and in thy name done 
Tuany wonderful works ? 

And then will I profess unto them, I never knew 
you; depart irom. me, ye that work iniquity. There- 
fore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and 
doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which 
built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, 
and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat 
upon that house ; d.r\d it fell not \ for it was founded 
upon a rock. 

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, 
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto d. foolish 
man, which built his house upon the sand. 

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and 
the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it 
fell ; and great was th.Q fall of it. 



For many years the author has made it a practice to ask his 
pupils each to bring one potato at least to school on the day be- 
fore Thanksgiving. 

From a school of between six and seven hundred pupils, he 
has received as many as ten barrels which were distributed among 
the poor families of the district or ward. 

After such a donation a few verses from the CIII Psalm will be 
appropriate. (See page 14. ) • 



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TEACHER. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul ; and all that is within 
me, bless his holy name. 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits. 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all 
thy diseases ; who redeemeth thy life from destruc- 
tion ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and 
tender mercies ; who satisfieth thy mouth with good 
things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

PUPILS. 

The Lord executed righteousness and judgment for 
all that are oppressed. 

He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts 
unto the children of Israel. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, 
and plenteous in mercy. 

TEACHER. 

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that 
remember his commandments to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; 
and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

Bless the Lord, ye his angels that excel in strength, 
that do his commandments, harkening unto the voice 
of his word. 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of 
his that do his pleasure. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his 
dominion : bless the Lord, O my soul. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 



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HYMN. (Allegretto,) 

Oh, bless the Lord, my soul ! 

Let all within me join, 
And aid my tongue to bless his name. 

Whose favors are divine. 

He crowns my life with love, 

When ransomed from the grave ; 

He, who redeemed my soul from hell, 
Hath sovereign power to save. 

(The Triumph.) 



VI. 



Children very much dislike long sermons from either parents 
or teachers. Our recollection of such sermons is that they did 
but little, if any, good. We also question the propriety of inflict- 
ing corporal punishment for swearing. If a teacher by chance, 
hear a boy swear in the school yard, it is, in our judgment, 
better to say nothing more than to express surprise and pain, 
and, at the opening exercises, read from Sts. Matthew and Mark 
the selections here given, and after school talk to the boy, froini 
the heart, impressing upon his mind not only the sinfulness of 
his own act, but the influence it may have upon others. Never 
despair if you do not see immediate results. You may never, 
know the influence you have exerted for good. 

TEACHER. 

Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by 
them of old time. Thou shalt not forswear thyself, 
but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. 

But I say unto you. Swear not at all ; neither by 
heaven ; for it is God's throne. 



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Nor by the earth ; for it is his foot-stool ; neither 
by Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King. 

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou 
canst not make one hair white or black. 

Verily, I say unto you, all sin shall be forgiven unto 
the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever 
they shall blaspheme ; but he that shall blaspheme 
against the Holy Ghost, hath never forgiveness, but 
is in danger of eternal damnation. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 
HYMN. 



VII. 

Let the children commit the parts assigned to tliem and recite 
them in the order indicated. 

TEACHER. 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a 
mountain : and when he was set, his disciples came 
unto him. 

And he opened his mouth ; and taught them, say- 
ing. Blessed are the poor in spirit: 

PUPILS. 
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

TEACHER. 
Blessed are they that mourn. 

PUPILS. 
For they shall be comforted. 



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TEACHER. 
Blessed are the meek. 

PUPILS. 
For they shall inherit the earth. 



TEACHER. 



Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness. 

PUPILS. 

For they shall be filled. 

TEACHER. 
Blessed are the merciful. 

PUPILS. 
For they shall obtain mercy. 

TEACHER. 
Blessed are the pure in heart : 

PUPILS. 
For they shall see God. 

TEACHER. 
Blessed are the peace-makers : 

PUPILS. 
For they shall be called the children of God. 

TEACHER. 

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 
ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 



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Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and per- 
secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for my sake. 

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your 
reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. 

Blest are the pure in heart, 
For they shall see their God ; 

The secret of the Lord is theirs, 
Their soul is his abode. 

Still to the lowly soul, 

He doth himself impart ; 
And for his temple and his throne 

Selects the pure in heart. 



VIII. 

If at any time the teacher knows of any little mis- 
understandings existing between two (or more) pupils 
she may, without seeming to do so, exert a good 
influence by a judicious selection for the opening 
exercises, as for example, the following from Luke 
VI : 31 and John xii : 134. 

TEACHER. 

And as j/e would that men should do to j/ou, do j/e 
also to them likewise. 



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For ifj/e love them which love j/ou, what thank 
have ye ? for sinners also love those that love them. 

And \{ ye do good to them which do good to you, 
what thank have ye ? for sinners also do even the 
same. 

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye /^'Z'^ 
one another ; as /have loved you, that j/^ <3:/^^ love 
one another. 

By this shall all men know that ye <3;re w^ disciples, 
if ye have /^^'^ one to another. 

LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. 

This is my commandment, 

That ye love one another, 

That ye love one another, 

As I have loved you. 

Blessed words of Jesus 

We have heard to-day ; ♦ 

Savior, by thy spirit, 

Help us to obey. 

May thy love unite us 

To the living Vine. 

May our hearts enlighten'd 

Glow with love divine. 

This is my commandment etc. 

P. P. Bliss in the Triumph 



IX. 

The Sunday question is becoming an all important one in this 
countij. Teachers of public scIkx)]^, liuwevrr, we think, should 



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not deliver lohg sermons or lectures before the school on subjects 
of this kind. The following verses if read in a calm even tone, 
without note or comment, must leave an impression. If after 
the words, "And the evening and the morning were the sixth 
day," the reader make a short pause the contrast will be more 
marked. 

TEACHER. 

And God said, let there be light ; and there was 
light. And God saw the Hght, that it was good ; and 
God divided the light from the darkness. And God 
called the light Day, and the darkness he called 
Night. 

And the evening and the morning were the Jirst day. 

And God made the firmament, and divided the 
waters which were under the firmament from the 
waters which were above the firmament : and it was 
so. And God called the firmament Heaven. 

And the evening and the morning were the second 
day. 

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be 
gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land 
appear : and it was so. And the earth brought forth 
grass and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the 
tree yielding fruit whose seed was in itself, after his 
kind : and God saw that it was good. 

And the evening and the morning were the tJiird 
day. 

And God made two great lights ; the greater light 
to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : 
he made the stars also. And God set them in the 
firmament of the heaven to give the light upon the 
earth. And to rule over the day and over the night, 
and to divide the light from the darkness ; and God 
saw that it was good. 



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And the evening and the morning were the fourth 
day. 

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abun- 
dantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl 
that may fly above the earth in the open firmament o 
heaven. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, 
and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let 
fowl multiply in the earth. 

And the evening and the morning were the fifth 
day. 

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, 
and cattle after their kind, and everything that creep- 
eth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that 
it was good. So God created man in his own image, 
in the image of God created he him : male and female 
created he them. And God blessed them and God 
said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish 
the earth and subdue it: and have dominion over the 
fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air, and over 
every living thing that moveth upon the earth. And 
God saw everything he had made : and behold, it was 
very good. And the everting and the morning were 
the sixth day. 

W "TT W W TT w 

Thus — the heavens and the earth w^x^ finished, and 
all the host of them. 

And — on the SEVENTH day God ended his work 
which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh 
day from all his work which he had made. 

And God blessed the SEVENTH day and sanctified 
it : because that in it he had rested from all his work 
ivhicJi God created and made. 

LORD'S PRAYER, 



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HYMN. 

MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE. 

1. My country, 'tis of thee, 
Sweet land of liberty. 

Of thee I sing : 
Land where my fathers died, 
Land of the pilgrims' pride, 
From every mountain side 

Let freedom ring ! 

2. My native country, thee — 
Land of the noble free — 

Thy name I love : 
I love thy rocks and rills. 
Thy woods and templed hills ; 
My heart with rapture thrills 

Like that above. 

^.. Let music swell the breeze, 
And ring from all the trees 

Sweet freedom's song ! 
Let mortal tongues awake 
Let all that breathe partake ; 
Let rocks their silence break, — 

The sound prolong ! 

4. Our fathers' God to thee. 
Author of liberty. 

To thee we sing : 
Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light ; 
Protect us by thy might, 
Great God our King ! 



5. F. SnutJi, 



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X. 

Selection^ from the Sermon on the Mount are suitable to all 
occasions. Matthew vi : 5 to 16 is particularly good. Verses 
14 and 15 should be read in such a way as to bring out their full 
meaning. 

And when thou pray est, thou shalt not be as the 
hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the 
synagogues and in the corners of the streets , that they 
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They 
have their reward. 

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, 
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret ; and thy Father which seeth in 
secret shall reward thee openly. 

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the 
heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard 
for their much speaking. 

Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father 
knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask 
him. 
• After this manner therefore pray ye : 



LORD'S PRAYER RECITED. 



After the prayer the teacher reads: 

For — \i ye forgive men their trespasses, your heaven- 
ly Father will also forgive you : 

But if ye forgive 7iot men their trespasses, neither 
will your Father ior^w^ your trespasses. 



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LORD'S PRAYER. 

HYMN. 

When the morn is bright and fair, 
When sweet songsters charm the air, 
I will lift my voice in prayer, 
I will seek my Father ; 
Lest my feet should go astray, 
From His pure and perfect way ; 
Lest I grieve Him as I may 
I will seek my Father. 

When the evening sun is red, 
When each blossom droops its head, 
Kneeling low beside my bed, 
I will seek my Father, 
That I slumber in his care, 
Shielded from each harmful snare ; 
And for life or death prepare ; 
I will seek my Father. 

From the Triumph. 



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GENERAL EXERCISES. 
I. 

SONG. 

MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA. 

Bring the good old bugle, boys ! We'll sing another 
song, 

Sing it with a spirit that will start the world along. 
Sing it as we used to sing it, fifty thousand strong, 

While we were marching through Georgia. 

N. B. As the children are singing the chorus, have them keep 
time by striking the top of the desk with their open hand, as 
one, one, — one, two, three, one, one, — one, two, three, etc. 

Chorus. — Hurrah ! hurrah ! we bring the jubilee. 
Hurrah ! hurrah ! the flag that makes you free 

So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea, 
While we were marching through Georgia. 

How the darkies shouted when they heard the joy- 
ful sound ! 
How the turkeys gobbled which our commissary 
found ! 
How the sweet potatoes even started from the 
ground 
While we were marching through Georgia. — Cho. 



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II. 

THE EASTERN WIND STORM. 

The teacher faces the pupils and holds out her arms with the 
palms of her hands together. As she separates her hands, the 
pupils make a sharp, hissing, buzzing sound between their teeth, 
increasing the volume as the teacher's hands go farther apart. 
By bringing the hands to and from each other, the sounds will 
lull and swell making a very good imitation of a wind-atorm. 

The children are always delighted with this exercise. 



III. 



THE TALKING PERIOD. 

The teacher strikes three distinct chords on the piano, or hand- 
bell if there be no piano. This signal is for perfect quiet. Next, 
nine chords are struck. The moment the children hear the 
ninth, they are at liberty to indulge in a lively chit-chat with, 
their immediate neighbors, or in any other way enjoy themselves, 
providing they are orderly, not, of course, leaving their seats. 
At the end of one or two minutes three chords are struck when the 
children ai-e to become perfectly quiet. 

Do not forget to praise the children when they take the signals 
promptly, and never scold when they do not ; but repeat the sig- 
nal until it is done to suit you. If a teacher says to the floor, "My, 
how nicely you took that signal ! You obeyed as quickly as a 
regiment of soldiers would have done ! The children will be really 
pleased. N ''ng pleases a boy more than to be compared to a 
soldier. Tex. ,ne children a story about some soldier who was 
slow to obey signals and was thus the means of the battle being 
won by the enemy. 

If you cannot find one in history, write a little fairy story of 
your own aud tell them that. 



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IV. 

SONG. 

THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE. 

This song is one that all children like, especially the girls. 
The chorus here given is one which the children will understand 
better than the original and if each child be provided with a little 
flag, which he holds at his side until the chorus is reached and 
waves it during the singing of the chorus, it will add very much 
to the exercise. Flags costing fifteen cents a dozen are sufficient- 
ly large for all practical purposes. 

O, Columbia the gem of the ocean, 

The home of the brave and the free, 
The shrine of each patriot's devotion, 

A world offers homage to thee. 
Thy mandates make heroes assemble. 

When Liberty's form stands in view, 
Thy banners make tyranny tremble, 

When borne by the red, white and blue. 

Cho. — Three cheers for the red, white, and blue, 

Hip hurrah ! 

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue, 

Hip hurrah 1 
Our army and navy forever ! 

Three cheers for the red, white, and blue. 

Hip hurrah ! 

When war waged its wide desolation, 

And threatened the land to deform. 
The ark then of Freedom's foundation 

Columbia rode safe thro' the storn. , ^ 
With her garlands of victory around her, 

When so proudly she bore her brave crew. 
With her flag floating proudly before her, 

The boast of the red, white and blue. — Cho. 



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V. 

THE WESTERN CYCLONE. 

This exercise is the same as the wind storm in number II, with 
this difference. In addition to the sounds made in that exercise 
the children stamp with their feet. Let them have a good time, 
insisting, however, on their being orderly. Never mind the noise. 
Insist upon their following your hands ; which, when near each 
other, should be the signal for their feet scarce touching the floor, 
gradually increasing as you separate your hands. 

The boys like this exercise very much. 



VI. 



MARCHING. 

Three chords are struck on the piano. (Perfect quiet.) Next, 
four chords are struck ; by which the children understand that 
they are to march. One chord is struck ; the pupils all stand. 
If the pupils do not take the signals satisfactorily, the teacher 
strikes middle C and then C an octave lower, at which signal the 
children take their seats again. (The children sometime say 
when the signal is given, that the piano says, *' iSit doivn."") On 
the other hand, if the children take the signal satisfactorily, the 
teacher begins to play a march, pianissimo, during which the 
children all mark time. (Do not let them swing.) At the option 
of the teacher she begins to play forte ; when the children at 
once take up the line of march which has been previously desig- 
nated. It is nice for the teacher, sometime during the march to 
play ''Marching Through Georgia," when the children sing 
while marching. Next, change to "The Mocking Bird," and 
and the boys will join in with the whistling chorus. Whenever 
the teacher desires the children to be seated again, she plays 
pianissimo, and each child, as soon as he gets opposite his seat, 
sits down. 



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VII. 

RUNNING EXERCISE. 

Teacher gives the same signals as for marching ; to stand^ 
turn and take places on the line. When all are in line she says: 
*' Ready, run. " Immediately all the children begin to run on 
their toes, keeping as good time as in marching, and equal 
spaces between each scholar. The running may be continued 
until the children become tired, or they may be stopped at any 
moment and the running changed to marching. This exercise, 
when properly conducted, is exhilerating and the children always 
like it. The exercise may be varied by having the boys run one 
day and the girls the next, thus creating rivalry. Of course, 
each class will try to be the better one. Still another change 
may be made ; the running may be changed to a gallop. Care 
should be taken in this, that the scholars keep space enough be- 
tween them so as not to interfere with the one in front of them. 
They should not be allowed to come down on their heels as this 
makes the exercise too noisy. Teachers will understand that this 
exercise is for the younger pupils, five and six years of age. 



VIII. 

HAND CLAPPING. 

This exercise is especially good, as it not only sets the blood 
to circulating, but demands strict attention on the part of the 
children, or the exercise is a failure. The clapping should begin 
and end simultaneously. This will take patience on the part of 
the teacher who must not become discouraged if she does not ob- 
tain immediate results. As soon as the children succeed in doing 
it right she may be sure that they are not only doing, but they 
are also thinking. 

The teacher gives directions as follows: "Heads, shoulders, 
heads, shoulders, up," the children placing their hands on their 
heads, shoulders, or up in the air, according to direction. Again : 



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** Heads, shoulders, up, ready to clap," ^'- Five''' when the chil- 
dren clap their hands ; one, two, three, four, five. Again, 
"Heads, shoulders, up, ready to clap, three times three ; " as, 
one, two, three, pause, one, two, three, pause, one, two, three. 
Again — Heads, up, shoulders, ready to clap, two and three, three 
times," as one, two; one, two, three: one, two; one two three: 
one, two ; one two three. 

Other combinations may be given at the option of the teacher. 

" Hands on your heads, shoulders, up, ready to clap, — as many 
times as there are days in the week, months in the year, school 
day's in the week, classrooms on the floor etc." This sort of 
clapping requires much more thinking on the part of the scholars 
than the other, and is, therefore, a wholesome exercise. Those 
scholars who make a mistake and clap more times than the others 
should not be allowed to clap until, as you tell them, they have 
learned how to count ; this will make them pay better attention 
and remove the impression that this exercise is only play. The 
following orders will vary the exercise. Clap as many times as 
a half of eight ; the number of times you ought to be told to do 
anything ; the number of hours you attend school ; as many as 
a half of six, etc. 



IX. 



HEAVY CALISTHENICS. 

This exercise is goOd for the pupils when they have become 
restless and drowsy. Seven chords are struck on the piano as a 
signal for the children to sit facing the aisles. With their arms 
folded in front. The teacher gives the word " Ready ! " when the 
children begin counting. After eight counts, the one at the piano 
begins to play, "Yankee Doodle." The children all stand and 
after four counts sit again and thus continue rising and sitting in 
time with the music. Care should be taken not to continue too 
long so as to overdo, and the children should be cautioned not to 
sit down with a jar. 



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X. 

LIGHT CALISTHENICS. 



Six chords are struck on the piano. The children then under- 
stand that they are about to take the light calisthenics, when all 
eyes are riveted on the teacher who is to lead. The pianist be- 
gins " Yankee Doodle. " The teacher leading, then takes up differ- 
ent groups as, placing both hands on top of the head, tapping gen- 
tly in time with the music, thus ; one, two ; one, two, three. 
Next bring the hands from the head to the shoulders and tap as 
before. Then fold the arms across the chest ; keeping up the 
time. Any movements of the hands that may be suggested to 
the teacher are admissible. The great value of this exercise con- 
sists in never giving it twice alike, which tends to greatly improve 
the perceptive powers of the children and trains to form habits of 
giving close attention. 



XI. 

THE THUNDER SHOWER. 

The teacher holds out her hands with her fingers hanging 
toward the floor. This is a signal for the children to tap the tops 
of their desks gently with their fingers. After this has continued 
five or six seconds, the teacher turns her hands with the palms 
facing each other. This is a signal for the children to continue 
the tapping and give out the buzzing hissing sounds as in the 
"Wind Storm." In a second or two the teacher doubles up her 
fists; at which time the children use their feet as iu the "Cy- 
clone." This, when nicely done, is certainly a very good imita- 
tion of the thunder shower. If desired, the following little song 
may be sung by a chorus of boys and girls, during the tapping 
on the desks. 



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SONG. 

Clatter, clatter, patter, patter, 

Comes the driving pelting rain, 
Clatter, clatter, patter, patter, 

On the window pane. 
Hear it from the roof come pouring 

Thro' the spout come gushing, 

O'er its stony channel roaring, 

Down the hillside rushing. 
Clatter, clatter, patter, patter etc. 

Clatter, clatter, patter, patter. 

Let it come ! we'll not complain, 
Clatter, clatter, patter, patter 

Welcome ! pouring rain ! 
For we know that April showers 

Now so freely coming, 
Wake to life the sweet May flow'rs, 

Soon they will be blooming, 
Clatter, clatter, patter, patter., etc. 

Song Garden No. 2. page 16 j. 



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QUOTATIONS. 
I. 

The pupils alphabet should be used as follows ; The children 
are to be named A. B. C. etc., from A. to Z. ; then during the 
opening exercises in the morning, or the general exercises in the 
afternoon, the teacher calls each letter. As soon as called, the 
pupil "whose letter is named, stands and recites his verse. 

A. — A boy who feels timid about doing anything 
mean, is far from being a coward. 

B. — Be prompt in all of your school engagements, 
that you may learn to be prompt, in after life, jn all of 
your business engagements. 

C. — Conquer your bad habits just as you conquer a 
hard problem in arithmetic ; one exercise is as good 
as the other to educate you, in fact, the former is 
more important than the latter. 

D. — Do not eat after your appetite is satisfied. We 
are more apt to overeat than to eat too little. 

E. — Every time a boy lies he belittles himself not 
only in the eyes of his schoolmates but in his own 
estimation. 

F. — First make up your mind what you desire to do 
then be sure it is right, then do it be it ever so difficult. 

G. — Get not in the way of cackling ; even a donkey 
knows better. 

H. — Hasty tempers break good resolutions. 

I. — If ever unjust, be honest enough to admit it. 

J. — Join hands with no one who loves not his 
country. 



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K. — Keep your pennies and you will never want 
for dollars. 

L. — Laziness and carelessness are twins. 

M. — Make no promise you cannot keep. 

N. — Never resign a position until you have secured 
a better one. 

O. — Object to being led into doing what you knov/ 
to be wrong. 

P. — Profanity never made a gentleman and has 
ruined thousands. 

Q. — Quarrels are like eggs ; they grow worse with 
age. 

R. — Refuse to do a mean action ; be it ever so 
small. 

S. — Sympathy makes stronger friends than gold, 
silver, or flattery. 

T. — The events of childhood will be remembered 
longer and better than any thing else. So live and 
act then, boys and girls, that in the far future, when 
recalling them, they will bring naught but pleasure. 

U. — Understand yourself and you will the better 
understand others. 

V. — Vain people are seldom happy, from thinking 
of themselves too much. 

W. — When sweeping a room do not forget the cor- 
ners. 

X. — XenDphon's prudence, activity, and vigor made 
him a leader of ten thousand Greeks, when but a 
young man. 

Y. — Yield not to the flattery of one whom you have 
reason to suspect. 

Z. — Zeal, rightly applied, will make a companion 
worth knowing. 



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II. 



The quotations here given have been selected from standard 
authors, for school-children of the seventh and eighth grades : 
or in other words, children who have been in school for seven or 
eight years. Care has been taken to keep them within the com- 
prehension of such children. 

It is also thought that they will be a help in indirect moral 
training. The teacher should select the quotation for each pupil. 
Pupils are expected to commit the quotation to memory and 
when called on to recite rise from their seat, take a good position, 
recite the quotation, tell the author and give a brief sketch of 
his life. See page 38. 



III. 



Ask each pupil in the class to bring in a quotation written by a 
man whose name begins with the same letter as his own name, 
that is, John Smith might bring one in from Shakespeare ; 
Henry Brown one from Burns ; Mary Dawson one from Dickens, 
etc. 

Here also it will be well for the pupils to give a brief sketch of 
the author's life. 



IV. 



Ask each pupil to bring in a quotation the first word of which 
begins with the same letter as his own name ; e. g., John White 
might bring in the following : 

** Whatever you do, do with all your might. Work 
at it if necessary, early and late, in season and out of 
season, not leaving a stone unturned ; and never de- 
ferring for a single hour that which can just as well be 
done now." 



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V. 

Write the names of different authors on little cards, place these 
in a lidt, shake them well and then let each pupil draw a card. 
The next week he is to bring in a quotation from the author 
whose name is on the card which he has drawn. 



VI. 

Ask each pupil to bring in a quotation from an author born in 
the same month as himself. 

VII. 

"Write the names of the months on little cards, place them in a 
hat, shake them as in V, Each pupil is to bring in a quotation 
from an author born in the month which is on the card that he 
has drawn. 

VIII. 

Write familiar quotations on little cards. Let eacli pupil draw 
a card and the next day call on each one of the pupils to read the 
quotation on his card and tell who is the author. If this exercise 
ia rightly used the children may be taught emphasis, inflection, 
articulation and pitch, as well from the quotations as from the 
reading book. It may in fact, take the place of the regular read- 
ing lesson as often as once a week. Omit the author's name on 
the cards. 

The following are good selections for this exercise. 

'* If any one attempts to haul down the American 
flag, shoot him on the spot."— Gen. John A. DiX. 

"I had rather be right than be President of the 
United States."— Henry Clay. 



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** Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and 
inseparable." — Daniel Webster. 

*' Millions for defense, but not a cent for tribute." 

— Chs. C. Pinckney. 

*'The Americans must light the lamp of industry 
and economy." — Benj. Franklin. 

" With malice toward none, with charity for all. 

— A. Lincoln. 

*'We have met the enemy, and they are ours." 

— Commodore Perry. 

'•Don't give up the ship." — Captain Lawrence. 
"An ounce of pluck is worth a pound of luck." 

— James A. Garfield! 

"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried 
with all my heart to do well." — CHARLES DiCKENS. 

"No bill of attainder or ex-post-facto law shall be 
passed." — CONSTITUTION OF U. S. 

"No title of nobility shall be granted by the United 
States." — Constitution U. S. 

"No person shall be a senator who shall not have 
attained to the age of thirty years." — Ibid. 

"All men are created equal." — DECLARATION OF 
Independence. 

" Ours is the best form of government which has 
ever been offered to the world." — JAMES WiLSON 
(Signer of Declaration of Independence.) 

"Long may our land be bright 
With freedom's holy light; 
Protect us by thy might, 
Great God, Our King ! " 

— S. F. Smith. 



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*'Dost thou love life? then do not squander time, 
for that is the stuff life is. made of." — Ben. Franklin. 

''Handsome is that handsome does." 

— Oliver Goldsmith. 

"We seldom repent having eaten too little." 

— Thos. Jefferson. 

" Lost yesterday, somewhere between sunrise and 
sunset, two golden hours, each set with sixty diamond 
minutes. No reward is offered, for they are gone 
forever." — HORACE Mann. 

** Father, I cannot tell a lie."— Geo. Washington. 

" It is better for a city to be governed by a good 
man, than by good laws." — Aristotle. 

*' No one has a temper so bad, but that, by proper 
culture, it may become pleasant." — John Todd (Vt.). 

*' Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 
'Tis only noble to be good." 

— Alfred Tennyson. 

*' Blessed influence of one true, loving soul on an- 
other." — George Eliot (Mary A. Evans). 

"Labor to keep alive in yotir breast chat kittle spark 
of celestial fire called conscience." 

—Geo. Washington. 

•* It is not right or manly to lie, even about Satan." 

— JAS. A. Garfield. 

" It is well for us all to be as happy as we can." 

— Jean Ingelow. 

"Be not simply good, be good for something." 

— Thoreau. 

"He who gives freely, gives twice.' — CERVANTES. 



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"It takes a good deal of brains to be silent." 

— Josh. Billings (Shaw). 

"Lottery is the worst species of gaming." 

—Joseph P. Buckingham, (Conn.) 

"Be true to your word and your work and your 
friend." — John Boyle O'Reilly. 

"Affection is the stepping-stone to God." 

—Donald G. Mitchell. 

"In great aims and in small, I have always been 
thoroughly in earnest." — Charles Dickens. 

"Passion and anger make a man unfit for every 
thing that becomes him as a man or as a Christian." 

— Sir Matthew Hale. 

"If we delay till to-morrow what ought to be done 
to-day, we overcharge the morrow with a burden 
which belongs not to it." — HuGH Blair. 

" Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever ; 
Do noble deeds, not dream them, all day long, 
And so, make life, death and that vast forever 
One grand, sweet song." 

— S. P. Coleridge. 

" One contented with what he has done, stands but 
small chance of becoming famous for what he will do. 
He has laid down to die. The grass is already grow- 
ing over him." — C. Nestell Bover. 

" Health is certainly more valuable than money, 
because it is by health that money is produced." 

— Dr Samuel Johnson. 

" Give me health and a day, and I will make ridic- 
ulous the pomp of emperors." 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson.. 



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''The common ingredients of health and long life 

are : 

Great temp'rance, open air, 

Easy labor, little care." 

— Sir. p. Smith. 

"The talent of success is nothing more than doing 
what you can do well^ and doing well whatever you 
do, without a thought of fame." 

— Henry W. Longfellow. 

" To thine our self be true, 

And it must follow, as the night the day. 

Thou canst not then be false to any man." 

— William Shakespeare. 
** In the gates of eternity, the black hand and the 
white hand hold each other with an equal clasp." 

— Harriet Beecher Stowe. 

"There is a strength 
Deep-bedded in our hearts, of which we reck 
But little, till the shafts of heaven have pierced 
Its fragile dwelling. Must not earth be rent 
Before her gems are found } " 

— Mrs. Felicia D. Hemans. 

"A grave, wherever found, preaches a short and 
pithy sermon to the soul." 

— Nathaniel Hawthorne. 

" There is a great deal of wasted happiness in this 
world." — Mrs. G. R. Alden, (Pansy.) 

"Oh, walk with God, and thou shalt find 

How he can charm thy way. 
And lead thee with a quiet mind 

Unto his perfect way." 

— A. Cleveland Coxe. 



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*' Duty be thy polar guide ; 

Do the right, whate'er betide ! 
Haste not ! rest not ! conflicts past, 

God shall crown thy work at last." 

— ^JOHN Wolfgang Goethe. 

" God has given us wit, and flavor, and brightness, 
and laughter, and perfumes, to enliven the days of 
man's pilgrimage, and to charm his pained steps over 
the burning marl." — Sydney Smith. 

" Crafty men contemn studies ; simple men admire 
them, and wise men use them." — FRANCIS BACON. 

** I think I have never thoughtlessly meddled with 
the happiness of another, however trifling it may be, 
however strange it may appear to me." 

—Jean Baptiste Karr. 

'* Every lie, great or small, is the brink of a preci- 
pice, the depth of which nothing but omniscience can 
fathom."— Dr. Reade. 

'' Yes, child of suffering thou mayest well be sure. 
He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor ! " 
— ^James Russell Lov^ell. 

" He who has the God-given light of hope in his 
breast, can help on many others in this world's dark- 
ness, not to his own loss, but to his precious gain." 

— Henry Ward Beecher. 

'* Habit is a cable ; we weave a thread of it every 
day, and at last we cannot break it." — HORACE Mann. 

*' Cheery people. O, the comfort of them! There 
is but one thing like them — that is sunshine." 

— Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson (H. H.). 



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"Better tenfold, to be sinned against than sinning." 

— Miss Mulock. 

*'What qualities are there for which a man gets so 
speedy a return of applause, as those of bodily superi- 
ority, activity and valor?" — Wm. M. Thackeray. 

*' Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy 
might." — Bible. 

" How idle it is to call certain things godsends ! As 
if there were anything else in the world." 

— Archbishop Hare. 

"Strive not with your superiors in argument, but 
always submit your judgment to others with modesty." 

— George Washington. 

*'No true and permanent fame can be founded, ex- 
cept in labors which promote the happiness of man- 
kind." — Charles Sumner. 

"The boy who is kind to his mother, will be glad 
to remember it when he becomes a man." 

— From "Selected Words." 

"If men wish to be held in esteem, they must as- 
sociate with those only who are estimable." 

— La Bruyere. 

"Give us, O give us, the man who sings at his 
work ! He will do more in the same time — he will do 
it better — he will persevere longer." — T. Carlyle. 

" A man should never be ashamed to own he has 
been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other 
words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday." 

— Alex. Pope. 



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** At every trifle scorn to take offense ; 
That always shows great pride or little sense." 

— Alex. Pope. 

"A little fire is quickly trodden out ; 
Which, being suffered, rivers cannot quench." 

— Shakespeare 

"Joy and Temperance, and Repose, 
Slam the door on the doctor's nose." 

— H. W. Longfellow. 
*' All may do what has by man been done." 

— Young. 

'' Half the ills we hoard in our hearts are ills be- 
cause we hoard them." — Barry Cornwall. 

**Do what conscience says is right; 
Do what reason says is best ; 
Do with willing mind and heart ; 
Do your duty and be blest." 

— J. G. Whittier. 
** Beware, so long as you live, of judging men by 
their outward appearance." — La Fontaine. 

*' We may not be wise as a Solon, 
We may not be rich as the Jew, 
Or as grand as a king or a sultan. 
But let us be honest and true." 
— C. H. Heath, (Youth's Companion.) 

**The last resource against temptation is prayer." 

— Joseph S. Buckminster, (N. H.) 

**The mate for beauty should be a man and not a 
money chest." — BuLWER Lytton. 

*'In prayer it is better to have a heart without 
words, than words without a heart." — JOHN BuNYAN. 



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**I have always despised the whining yelp of com- 
plaint, and the cowardly, feeble resolve." 

— RoBT. Burns. 

*' People seldom improve when they have no other 
model but themselves to copy." — Oliver Goldsmith. 

" Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased 
with all ; and, this being the order of riiy march, I 
will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep 
with my fathers." — George Washington. 

**An able man shows his spirit by gentle words 
and resolute action ; he is neither hot nor timid." 

— Chesterfield. 

** Ability wins us the esteem of the true men ; luck 
that of the people." — La Rochefoucauld. 

" When we cannot act as we wish, we must act as 
we can." — Terence. 

" We must always be doing or suffering." 

— Zimmerman. 

'* Think that day lost whose low descending sun 
Views from thy hand no noble action done." 

— Jacob Robart. 

*' Never do an act of which you doubt the justice or 
propriety." — I.ATIN. 

" They never fail who die in a great cause." 

— Lord Byron. 

** No life is pleasing to God, that is not useful to 
man." — John Hawkesworth. 

*'Love will beget love ; a wish to be at peace, will 
keep you in peace. You can overcome evil with 
good. There is no other way." — WiLLlAM Ladd. 



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./' Truth is so loyal to itself that it will not suffer 
distortion, even for the apparent purpose of doing God 
service. It can no more be swerved than God can ! " 

— William Hawley Smith. 

*'I believe that in the long run the right side will 
be the strong side." — ^Jas. A. GARFIELD. 

** Oh how hard it is to die, and not to be able to 
leave the world any better for one's little life in it." 

— Abraham Lincoln. 

" Something noble, something good, something pure, 
something manly, something godlike, is knocked off a 
man every time he gets drunk or stoops to sin through 
forgetfulness of God." — John B. Gough. 

" Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou 
shalt sell thy necessaries." — Benj. Franklin. 

" A man can never be a true gentleman in manner 

until he is a true gentleman at heart." 

— Charles Dickens. 
" Put not your trust in money, but put your money 
:in trust." — O. W. HOLMES. 

"Infidelity, true to its instinkts, works for the devil, 

and looks to the Lord for its daily bread." 

— Josh. Billings. 

*' The men who are always going to do something 
big, would have done something big, if they had only 
been there, are never there ; and if they are, they let 
somebody else do the work." — Kate Thorne. 

" He is bold who feels timid about doing anything 
mean." — From "Selected Words." 

" As flowers never put on their best clothes for 

« 

Sunday, but wear their spotless raiment and exhale 
their odor every day, so let your Christian life, free 



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from stain, ever give forth the fragrance of the love of 
God."— Henry Ward Beecher. 

" Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again ; 
The eternal years of God are hers ; 
But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, 
And dies among his worshippers." 

— WiLLIAN CULLEN BrYANT. 

*' Hasty tempers break good resolutions ; and lazi- 
ness and carelessness are twins." 

— From '' Selected Words." 

'* No matter what his rank or position may be, the 
lover of books is the richest and the happiest of the 
children of men." — John Alfred Langford. 

'* How poor are they, that have not patience ! 
What wound did ever heal but by degrees ? " 

— Shakespeare. 
" The heights by great men reached and kept, 
Were not attained by sudden flight, 
But they, while their companions slept, 
Were toiling upward in the night." 

— H. W. Longfellow. 

** Learn to live well that thou mays't die so too : 
To live and die is all we have to do." 

— Sir John Denham. 

**The Bible is the treasure of the poor, the solace 
of the sick, and the support of the dying ; and, while 
other books may amuse and instruct in a leisure hour, 
it is the peculiar triumph of that book to create light 
in the midst of darkness, to alleviate the sorrow 
which admits of no other alleviation, to direct a beam 
of hope to the heart which no other topic of consola- 
tion can reach."— Rev. Robert Hall. 



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*' We shall never learn to feel and respect our real 
calling and destiny, unless we have taught ourselves 
to consider everything as moonshine compared with 
the education of the heart." — SiR Walter Scott. 

"As for knowledge, it can no more be planted in 
the human mind without labor than a field of wheat 
can be produced without the previous use of the 
plough." — Sir Walter Scott. 

" He is great who confers the most benefits. He is 
base who receives favors and renders none." 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

" Could all the forms of evil produced in the land by 
intemperance come upon us in one horrid array, it 
would appal the nation, and put an end to the traffic 
in ardent spirits." — Lyman Beecher. 

** To thine own self be true, and keep 

Thy mind from sloth, thy heart from soil ; 
Press on ! and thou shalt surely reap 
A heavenly harvest for thy toil ! " 

— Park Benjamin. 

*' Live to do good ; but not with thought to win 
From man return of any kindness done ; 

Remember Him who died on cross for sin, 
The merciful, the meek, rejected One ; 

When He was slain for crime of doing good. 

Canst thou expect return of gratitude ? " 

— Geo. W. Bethune. 

''The plan of salvation makes the prospect of death 
not only peaceful but joyful." — JOHN G. C. Brainard. 

"I must submit all my hopes and fears to an over- 
ruling Providence, in which, unfashionable as the faith 
may be, I firmly believe."— John Adams. 



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"The Bible is the book, of all others, to be read at 
all ages and in all conditions of human life ; not to be 
read once or twice or thrice through, and then to be 
laid aside, but to be read in small portions of one or 
two chapters every day, and never to be intermitted 
unless by some overruling necessity." 

— John Quincy Adams. 

''Would you let loose the flood gates of every vice, 
and bring back upon the earth the horrors of super- 
stition or the atrocities of atheism ? Then endeavor to 
subvert the gospel ; throw around you the firebrands 
of infidelity ; laugh at religion, and make a mock of 
futurity ; but be assured that for all these things God 
will bring you into judgment." 

— Alexander Archibald. 

" If any man in earth either angel of heaven teach- 
eth us the contrary of holy writ, or anything against 
reason and charity, we should flee from him in that, as 
fro the foul fiend of hell."~JOHN WiCLIF. 

''In getting of your riches, and in using of 'em, ye 
shulen alway have three things in your heart, that is 
to say, our Lord God, conscience, and good name." 

— Geoffrey Chaucer. 

" There are two ways of keeping a promise ; one is 
to make an attempt and fail saying to our contented 
consciences, ' There ! I've done my duty, and it is no 
use you see ; ' and the other is to persist in attempt 
after attempt, until the very pertinacity of our faith 
accomplishes the work for us." 

—Mrs. G. R. Alden. (Pansy) 



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> "Of all the causes which conspire to blind 

Man's erring judgment and misguide the mind, 
What the weak head with strongest bias rules 
Is pride — the never-failing vice of fools." 

— Alex. Pope. 

**It is to Christianity alone that the world was first 
indebted for those noble monuments of charity and 
mercy which are to be found in our hospitals, infirma- 
ries, and other similar institutions. Not a trace of 
them is to be found among the refined and highly 
cultivated Greeks and Romans." — Samuel Warren. 

'* The moral instructor, who is anxious for the wel- 
fare of the young, must feel solicitous to induce them 
to shun the beginning of evils so destructive to their 
peace and welfare ; and he cannot fail to urge them 
to avoid every kind of indecent language. 

In innumerable instances, the first step to ruin has 
been indulging in impure conversation." 

— Laut Carpenter. 

*' Let us each make the best use of our natural 
abilities ; and, with the blessing of God, we shall 
arrive at some good end. As for fame, it matters but 
little whether we acquire it or not." 

— N. Hawthorne. 

" But I've learned one thing ; an' it cheers a man 
In always a-doin' the best he can ; 
That whether, on the big book, a blot 
Gets over a fellow's name or not. 
Whenever he does a deed that's white, 
It's credited to him fair and right." 

— Will Carleton. 



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**I call that man free who is able to rule himself. 
I call him free who has his flesh in subjection to his 
spirit ; who fears doing wrong, but who fears nothing 
else." — Frederick W. Robertson. 

"The most substantial glory of a country is in its 
virtuous gi-eat men ; its prosperity will depend on its 
docility to learn from their example. May heaven, 
the guardian of our liberty, grant that our country may 
be fruitful of Hamiltons, and faithful to their glory." 

— Fisher Ames. 

** In the all embracing scheme of the eternal Provi- 
dence, no act, or effort, or aspiration of goodness shall 
be in vain." — Leonard Bacon. 

" Kindness will always do good. It makes others 
happy — and that is doing good. It prompts us to seek 
to benefit others — and that is doing good. It makes 
others gentle and benignant — and that is doing 
good." — Albert Barnes. 

" A man's usefulness in the Christain life depends 
far more on the kindness of his daily temper, than on 
great and glorious deeds that shall attract the admira- 
tion of the world, and that shall send his name down 
to future times. — ALBERT BARNES. 

** Above all, let me mind my own personal work, to 
keep myself pure, and zealous, and believing — labor- 
ing to do God's will, yet not anxious that it should be 
done by me rather than by others, if God disapproves 
of my doing it." — Dr. Thomas Arnold. 

" The object of a good and wise man in this transi- 
tory state of existence should be to fit himself for a 



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"better, by controlling the unworthy propensities of his 
nature and improving all its better aspirations." 

Robert Southey. 

*' The most beautiful possession which a country 
can have is a noble and rich man, who loves virtue 
and knowledge ; who, without being feeble or fanati- 
cal, is pious — and who, without being factious, is firm 
and independent ; who is a firm promoter of all which 
can shed luster upon his country, or promote the 
peace and order of the world." — Sydney Smith. 

" I expect to pass through this world but once, any 
good therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I 
can show, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this 
way again." — Mrs. A. B. Hegeman. 

"Deception, or willfully misleading another, for 
the accomplishment of a purpose, is, in our opinion, 
just as culpable a falsehood as gaining the same end 
by a lie expressed in words." — OLIVER OPTIC. 

*' The greatest man is he who chooses the Right 
with invincible resolution, who resists the sorest 
temptations from within and without, who bears the 
heaviest burdens cheerfully, who is calmest in storms 
and most fearless under menace and frowns, whose 
reliance on truth, on virtue, on God, is most un- 
faltering." — William Ellery Channing. 

'' There is a day of reckoning, a day for the settle- 
ment of accounts. All unpaid bills will then have to 
be paid ; all unbalanced books will have to be set- 
tled." — Geo. B. Cheever. 

*' Opportunities of doing good do not come back. 
We are here for a most definite and intelligible pur- 
pose — to educate our own hearts by deeds of love, 



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and to be the instruments of blessings to our brother 
men." — Frederick W. Robertson. 

'* The reason why people so ill know how to do 
their duty on great occasions is, that they will not be 
diligent in doing their duty on little occasions." 

—A. W. AND C. J. Hare. 
'* God asks of thee works as well as words ; and, 
more. He asks of thee works first, and words after. 
And better it is to praise Him truly by works without 
words, than falsely by words without works." 

— Rev. Chas. Kingsley, D.D. 

*' Not sweeter are the flowers that make your valley 
fair, nor greener are the pines that give your river its 
name, than the memory of the brave men who died 
for freedom."— Geo. Wm. Curtis. 

** No post of honor so high but the poorest boy may 
hope to reach it ; is the pride of every American." 

— James A. Garfield. 

''There are some things I am afraid to do : I am 
afraid to do a mean thing." — James A. Garfield. 

"Well, then," said I, *'if God does not forsake me, 
of what ill consequence can it be, or what matters it, 
though the world should all forsake me, seeing on the 
other hand, if I had all the world, and should lose the 

favor and blessing of God, there would be no com- 
parison in the loss ?" 

— Robinson Crusoe (De Foe). 

" Only by losing ourselves can we find ourselves. 
How clearly does the divine voice within us proclaim 
this, by the hymn of joy it sings, whenever we witness 
an unselfish deed or hear an unselfish thought." 

— LvDiA Maria Child. 



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" I have been very fortunate in worldly matters ; 
but I never could have done what I have done, with- 
out the habits of punctuality, order and diligence." 

— Charles Dickens. 

"If a person be passionate, and give you ill lan- 
guage, rather pity him than be moved to anger." 

— Sir Matthew Hale. 

" Speak well of the absent whenever you have a 
suitable opportunity. Never speak ill of them or of 
any body, unless you are sure they deserve it, and 
unless it is necessary for their amendment, or for the 
safety and benefit of others." — SiR Matthew Hale. 

" I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue 
enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable 
of all titles, the character of an 'honest man.'" 

— Geo. Washington. 

** True eloquence does not consist in speech. It 
cannot be brought from far. Labor and learning may 
toil for it, but they will toil in vain. Words and phra- 
ses may be marshalled in every way, but they cannot 
compass it. It must exist it the man, in the subject, 
and in the occasion."- Daniel Webster. 

'* In the world's broad field of battle, 
In the bivouac of life. 
Be not like dumb, driven cattle ! 
Be a hero in the strife." 

— Henry W. Longfellow. 

" Thousands go over the rapids of intemperance 
every year, through the power of habit, crying all the 
while, when I find out that it is injuring me, I will 
give it up ! " — John B. Gough. 



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'' He who hunts for flowers, will find flowers ; and 
he who loves weeds, may find weeds." 

— Henry Ward Beecher. 

" The Lord hides away the seeds of wonderful, joy- 
ful life in us ; and we sleep and wake, night and day ; 
and they spring up and grow, we know not how." 

—Mrs. a. D. T. Whitney. 

" The boy who confesses his sins every night has 
always the fewest sins to confess." — J. G. HOLLAND. 

" The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to 
every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at 
it, and it will turn and look sourly upon you ; laugh 
at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion." 
— William Makepeace Thackeray. 

" To the inspiration of necessity, we owe half the 
wise, beautiful, aud useful blessings of the world." 

—Louisa M. Alcott. 

" Once more : speak clearly if you speak at all ; 

Carve every word before you let it fall, 

Don't, like a lecturer or dramatic star, 

Try over-hard to roll the British r. 

Do put your accents in the proper spot ! 

Don't — lot me beg you — don't say ' how .'' ' for 

' what ? ' 

And when you stick on conversation's burs, 

Don't strew your pathway with those dreadful 

ur s. 

— O. W. Holmes. 

** Teach me to love and to forgive." — Thos. Gray. 

" If the whole world should agree to speak nothing 
but truth, what an abridgment it would make of 
speech." — WASiiiNurroM Allsfon. 



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"The idle, the ambitious, and the needy will band 
together to break the hold that the law has upon them, 
and then to get hold of the law." — FiSHER Ames. 

" Oh weep not for the dead ! 

Rather, oh, rather give the tear 
To those who darkly linger here, 

When all beside are fled." 

— Mary E. Brooks. 

" And they are most unworthy who behold 
The bountiful provisions of God's care, 
When reapers sing among the harvest-gold, 
And the mown meadow scents the quiet air, 
And yet who never say, with all their heart, 
How good, my Father, oh, how good thou art." 

— Alice Gary. 

•' It cannot but be injurious to the human mind never 
to be called into effort ; the habit of receiving pleasure 
without any exertion of thought, by mere excitement, 
of curiosity and sensibility, may be justly remarked 
among the worst effects oi habitual novel-reading." 

— Samuel Taylor Goleridge. 

" God is our Greator, our Father, our Benefactor, 
and is such a Greator, Father and Benefactor as de- 
serves our highest love." — JOSEPH Alden. 



BOOKS FOR TEACHERS. 



Suggestive Questions in Arithmetic. 

By W. M. Gifan, Newark, N. J. Handsomely bound and printed. Price 
20 cents. 

A series of carefully graded and progressive questions in Arithmetic. 
Not in any sense " quizzisms " or " test problems " but plain and practical. 
More than one thousand exercises are given, and the revised edition now 
offered contains the answers. 

Suggestive Questions in Geogkapht. 



By W. M. Gifl&n, Lawrence School, Newark. Price 15 cents. 

This is the second of the "Giffin" question books and exhibits the 
marked originality of this well known and successful teacher. We confi- 
dently recommend it. 

Suggestive Questions in Language. 



By W. M. Giffin. 

It is something outside the old rut and we think you will like it. Lan- 
guage work has been a prominent feature of the Lawrence School and these 
questions indicate the course pursued. 

Stories for Composition Exercises. 

Very handsomely printed and bound. Price 20 cents. 

Material for "composition" and "reproduction" stories is always in 
demand, and we present here, in a neat and attractive form, one hundred 
carefully selected stories. 

Opening Exercises for Schools. 



By William M. Giffin, Newark, N. J. Price 25 cents. 

A book of this kind has long been wanted. "Where can I get suitable 
selections to read as a part of my opening exercises ? " is a constant in- 
quiry. This book answers the question. 

Primary Reading : How to Teach it. 



Boston method. Arranged by the Supervisors of the Boston schools. 
Price 15 cents. 

The most practical work ever published on this subject. Thousands of 
copies have been sold. It has been adopted by cities and towns, normal 
Bchools and reading circles. 



SCHOOL-ROOM AIDS. 



S chool-Room Display Chabt. 

Price $1.00. 

Each leaf is bound in morocco, and contains two brass eyelets. The 
workmanship is of the best and the entire weight of the Chart may be sus- 
pended on a single leaf without the slightest injury. There are ten leaves. 
It contains nearly 56 square feet of surface for the display of school work. 
Its leaves are a dark rich blue, furnishing a fine background for the paper 
on which the exercises are prepared. 

Thousands have been sold to teachers in aU parts of the country and not 
one returned as unsatisfactory. It is strongly indorsed by teachers of all 
grades. 



Rapid Pbactice Arithmetic Cards. 

By J. Newton Smith. Price 50 cents per box. 

These Exercises are devised upon a scheme, with special reference to 
the best interests of teachers and pupils, making it possible for a teacher 
to do in a given time, many times as much work as by any other method 
and give abundant practice in the fundamental operations for all grades 
from the lowest Primary to the High School or Business College, where 
they need exercise in order to become experts. 



Shepard's School-Room Stencils. 

A new and attractive feature in school work. Price, Maps and Charts 
10 cents. Miscellaneous Designs 5 cents. 

These Stencils are invaluable aids in illustrating Geography, Physiology, 
Reading, Language Lessons, "Writing, &c. The designs embrace Maps, 
Physiology Charts, Script Letters, Old English and German Text Alpha- 
bets, Birds, Animals, Flowers, Borders and other designs for beautifying 
the class-room. No artistic ability necessary ; any one can transfer the 
outlines to the board and complete the drawing. A large and perfect map 
of Europe, 24 x 30 inches, showing all the prominent rivers, lakes, moun- 
tains and large cities can be made in eight minutes. Each Stencil can be 
used an indefinite number of times and only requires a little pulverized 
"chalk for immediate use. More than one thousand designs now ready. 



BUSY WORK. 



Alphabet Cabds. 

For the Chart Class, the Primary School and the little ones at home. 
Price 25 cents. 

Profitable employment for little fingers during school hours. Pupils 
enjoy them, they lighten the work of the teacher, and greatly assist pupils 
in learning the alphabet and to spell. 



Abithmetic Cakds. 



These cards are for " busy work " in number, and may be used in a great 
variety of number games. Nearly 800 figures, signs and combinations, 
printed on bright card-board, assorted colors. Price 25 cents. 

Each box contains all combinations to ten, but an endless variety of combi- 
nations may be made up to one hundred. For silent work at the pupil's 
desk they will be found incomparable, and at the same time the child will 
learn to handle numbers readily, without thinking he is set at a " task." 



Educational, Toy Mokey. 



Fisher's patent. Price per box, 25 cents. 

This money consists of discs of very heavy cardboard made expressly 
for this purpose, on which are imprinted accurate impressions of the 
various coins in common use. Each box contains eight small trays which 
axe removable. 



Number Game for Primabt Schools. 



250 Cards, in handsome box, containing cembinations to ten. Price only 
25 cents. 

This game may be played very rapidly, so that even in a large class every 
child can answer as many as ten or fifteen questions. 



Word and Sentence Game. 



About 400 Word and Sentence Cards, assorted colors, in handsome box. 
Invaluable for making children proficient in sight reading. 
Very popular. Price only 35 cents. 



SUPPLEMENTARY READING. 

By Principal A. B. Guilford, Jersey City. 



Easy Reading Leaflets. 

Presents in a new and attractive way stories of child life that are within 
the limit of the experience of boys and girls of our schools to-day. They 
have been prepared with special reference not only to the feelings and 
fancies of little children but to simplicity and directness of thought and 
expression. 

A novel feature in their construction is their preparation in detached 
leaves. Each leaflet is complete in itself. This plan affords to the teacher 
the opportunity of providing each pupil of the class with just that portion of 
reading matter under consideration for Uiat day, and no more. They are an ex- 
cellent means for the distribution of good reading matter at the slightest 
possible cost. 

Sex I. 

Designed to follow any First Reader. Printed on ^urable manilla 
card. Mailing price per set, 15 cents. 25 or more cards of one kind, 
1 cent each. 

There are ten cards in this set. Each card contains a story complete in 
itself. The following is the list of subjects : 

1. Little Tom and Hero. 6. Little Bessie's Party. 

2. The Careless Fish. 7. Daisy's Kittens. 

3. What is My Name ? 8. Two Little Runaways. 

4. What MoUie and Fred Saw. 9. The Rude Boy and the Rose. 

5. Harry's Popcorn. 10. A Funny Doll. 

Set II. 



Beautifully illustrated. Designed io follow any Second Reader. Printed 
on heavy manilla card. Mailing price, per set, 25 cents. 10 or more cards 
of one kind, 2 cents each. 

This set contains ten cards and twenty lessons — two lessons on each card 
— the stories of each card complete. The following is the list of lessons : 

1. Happy Jack. 12. The White Swan. 

2. Mamma Cat, Spot, Dot and the 13. Mary's Little Cow. 
Frog. 14. The Daisy Wreath. 

3. Captain Joe and His Troops. 15. What Santa Claus Brought Will 

4. More About Captain Joe. and Grace. 

5. The Flyaway. ~ 16. On the Roof with Jerry. 

6. Story of a Fisher Boy. 17. Evening Lessons. 

7. The Strange Bird. 18. The Gray Squirrel. 

8. More About the Peacock. 19. What the Winds Bring and the 

9. Jack and the Puppies. Brook in the Hollow. 
10. Maxims to Copy and Learn. 20. The Lost Lamb. 

11- Rob and May in the Country. 

primaey language and drawing cards. 



Reading of an interesting and suitable character, ever new, is the great 
want of primary schools. These cards have been specially designed to 
meet that need. They will be found helpful to teacher and pupil alike. 
Sets, I, and II, price 15 cents each : the two sets for 25 cents. (20 different 
cards in a set). 



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